The 1991 Chevrolet C10 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,702,880 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN93V0160001993-02-011,702,880 affected
Defect
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Consequence
THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy
INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
Complaints by component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
1crashes1injuries
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 1961 chevrolet stepside c10 equipped with cooper cobra radial g/t tires, size: 265/50/15 (na). The contact stated that the front driver and rear passenger side tires separated from the thread, and wires were exposed. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor replaced. The tires…”
“Vehicle continues to knock and rattle after repeated repair attempts. *skd”
“Abs brakes locked up, fail to stop vehicle when applied 40-45mph. Please describe details. Tt”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA92041 Opened 1992-12-08 · closed 1995-03-09
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA94029 Opened 1994-07-29 · closed 1996-07-31
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
InvestigationPE93089 Opened 1993-10-08 · closed 1994-02-10
FUEL TANK SUPPORT FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE94012 Opened 1994-02-07 · closed 1994-03-28
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Chevrolet C10 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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